Chain Maintenance - Yardworks 054-5752-2 Instruction Manual

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CHAIN MAINTENANCE (SEE FIG. 23)
for smooth and fast cutting, the chain needs to be maintained properly. The following
conditions indicate that the chain requires sharpening:
• Wood chips are small and powdery.
• The chain must be forced through the wood during cutting.
• The chain cuts to one side.
during maintenance of the chain, consider the following:
• Improper fling angle of the side plate can increase the risk of a severe kickback.
• depth gauge (or raker clearance) setting determines the height the cutter enters the
wood and the size of the wood chip that is removed. Too much clearance increases the
potential for kickbacks. Too little clearance decreases the size of the wood chip thus
decreasing the chain's cutting ability.
• If cutter teeth have hit hard objects such as nails and stones, or have been abraded by
mud or sand on the wood, have a service dealer sharpen the chain.
Raker (Depth Gauge) Clearance
1/32" (0.6 mm)
27
FIG. 23